diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-crd.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate-crd.yaml
index bed21de0df5..89970fe36b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-crd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-crd.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check for CRD changes and version update
         run: |
 
+
           if echo "${{ env.changed_files }}" | grep -q 'pkg/k8s/apis/cilium.io/client/crds/v1alpha1/'; then
             old_version=$(git show ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}:pkg/k8s/apis/cilium.io/v1alpha1/register.go | grep 'CustomResourceDefinitionSchemaVersion' | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
             echo "old_version=$old_version"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
               echo "Error: Unable to retrieve old version from the base branch"
               exit 1
 
+
             fi
 
             if echo "$changed_file" | grep -q 'pkg/k8s/apis/cilium.io/v1alpha1/register.go'; then
@@ -37,20 +39,20 @@ jobs:
               echo "old_version=$old_version"
               echo "new_version=$new_version"
               if [ "$old_version" != "$new_version" ]; then
-                version_changed=true
+                version_changed=1
               fi
             fi
           done
 
-          if [ "$crd_changed" = true ] && [ "$version_changed" = false ]; then
+          if [ "$crd_changed" -eq 1 ] && [ "$version_changed" -eq 0 ]; then
             echo "CRD changed but version not updated"
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          if [ "$crd_changed" = false ] && [ "$version_changed" = true ]; then
+          if [ "$crd_changed" -eq 0 ] && [ "$version_changed" -eq 1 ]; then
             echo "Version updated but CRD not changed"
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          echo crd_changed=$crd_changed
-          echo version_changed=$version_changed
+          echo "crd_changed=$crd_changed"
+          echo "version_changed=$version_changed"